org.apache.axis.description
Class TypeDesc

java.lang.Object
  org.apache.axis.description.TypeDesc

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable

public class TypeDesc

extends java.lang.Object

implements java.io.Serializable

A TypeDesc represents a Java<->XML data binding. It is essentially a collection of FieldDescs describing how to map each field in a Java class to XML.

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Serialized Form

Field Summary

static java.lang.Class[]	noClasses
static java.lang.Object[]	noObjects

Constructor Summary

TypeDesc(java.lang.Class javaClass)
Creates a new TypeDesc instance.

TypeDesc(java.lang.Class javaClass, boolean canSearchParents)
Creates a new TypeDesc instance.

Method Summary

void	addFieldDesc(FieldDesc field) Add a new FieldDesc, keeping the convenience fields in sync.
BeanPropertyDescriptor	getAnyContentDescriptor()
BeanPropertyDescriptor	getAnyDesc()
QName	getAttributeNameForField(java.lang.String fieldName) Get the QName associated with this field, but only if it's marked as an attribute.
QName	getElementNameForField(java.lang.String fieldName) Get the QName associated with this field, but only if it's marked as an element.
FieldDesc	getFieldByName(java.lang.String name) Get a FieldDesc by field name.
java.lang.String	getFieldNameForAttribute(QName qname) Get the field name associated with this QName, but only if it's marked as an attribute.
java.lang.String	getFieldNameForElement(QName qname, boolean ignoreNS) Get the field name associated with this QName, but only if it's marked as an element.
FieldDesc[]	getFields() Obtain the current array of FieldDescs
FieldDesc[]	getFields(boolean searchParents)
java.util.Map	getPropertyDescriptorMap() Get/Cache the property descriptor map
BeanPropertyDescriptor[]	getPropertyDescriptors() Get/Cache the property descriptors
static TypeDesc	getTypeDescForClass(java.lang.Class cls) Static function for centralizing access to type metadata for a given class.
QName	getXmlType()
boolean	hasAttributes() Do we have any FieldDescs marked as attributes?
static void	registerTypeDescForClass(java.lang.Class cls, TypeDesc td) Static function to explicitly register a type description for a given class.
void	setFields(FieldDesc[] newFields) Replace the array of FieldDescs, making sure we keep our convenience caches in sync.
void	setXmlType(QName xmlType)

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

noClasses

public static final java.lang.Class[] noClasses

noObjects

public static final java.lang.Object[] noObjects

Constructor Detail

TypeDesc

public TypeDesc(java.lang.Class javaClass)

Creates a new TypeDesc instance. The type desc can search the metadata of its type'sparent classes.

Parameters:

javaClass - a Class value

TypeDesc

public TypeDesc(java.lang.Class javaClass,
                boolean canSearchParents)

Creates a new TypeDesc instance.

Parameters:

javaClass - a Class value

canSearchParents - whether the type desc can search the metadata of its type's parent classes.

Method Detail

registerTypeDescForClass

public static void registerTypeDescForClass(java.lang.Class cls,
                                            TypeDesc td)

Static function to explicitly register a type description for a given class.

Parameters:

cls - the Class we're registering metadata about

td - the TypeDesc containing the metadata

getTypeDescForClass

public static TypeDesc getTypeDescForClass(java.lang.Class cls)

Static function for centralizing access to type metadata for a given class. This checks for a static getTypeDesc() method on the class or _Helper class. Eventually we may extend this to provide for external metadata config (via files sitting in the classpath, etc).

getAnyDesc

public BeanPropertyDescriptor getAnyDesc()

getFields

public FieldDesc[] getFields()

Obtain the current array of FieldDescs

getFields

public FieldDesc[] getFields(boolean searchParents)

setFields

public void setFields(FieldDesc[] newFields)

Replace the array of FieldDescs, making sure we keep our convenience caches in sync.

addFieldDesc

public void addFieldDesc(FieldDesc field)

Add a new FieldDesc, keeping the convenience fields in sync.

getElementNameForField

public QName getElementNameForField(java.lang.String fieldName)

Get the QName associated with this field, but only if it's marked as an element.

getAttributeNameForField

public QName getAttributeNameForField(java.lang.String fieldName)

Get the QName associated with this field, but only if it's marked as an attribute.

getFieldNameForElement

public java.lang.String getFieldNameForElement(QName qname,
                                               boolean ignoreNS)

Get the field name associated with this QName, but only if it's marked as an element. If the "ignoreNS" argument is true, just compare localNames.

getFieldNameForAttribute

public java.lang.String getFieldNameForAttribute(QName qname)

Get the field name associated with this QName, but only if it's marked as an attribute.

getFieldByName

public FieldDesc getFieldByName(java.lang.String name)

Get a FieldDesc by field name.

hasAttributes

public boolean hasAttributes()

Do we have any FieldDescs marked as attributes?

getXmlType

public QName getXmlType()

setXmlType

public void setXmlType(QName xmlType)

getPropertyDescriptors

public BeanPropertyDescriptor[] getPropertyDescriptors()

Get/Cache the property descriptors

Returns:

PropertyDescriptor

getAnyContentDescriptor

public BeanPropertyDescriptor getAnyContentDescriptor()

getPropertyDescriptorMap

public java.util.Map getPropertyDescriptorMap()

Get/Cache the property descriptor map

Returns:

Map with key=propertyName, value=descriptor